TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Fall detection algorithm for the elderly using acceleration sensors on the shoes
JO  - Conference proceedings - IEEE engineering in medicine and biology society
A1  - Sim, S. Y.
A1  - Jeon, H. S.
A1  - Chung, G. S.
A1  - Kim, S. K.
A1  - Kwon, S. J.
A1  - Lee, W. K.
A1  - Park, K. S.
SP  - 4935
EP  - 4938
VL  - 2011
IS  - 
N2  - The rate of increase in the number of aging population in Korea is very rapid among OECD-member countries. And fall accident is one of the most common factors that threaten the health of the elderly. Therefore, it is needed to develop a fall detection system for the elderly. Most fall detection systems use accelerometers attached on the torso. And in various studies, it was verified that these systems have high sensitivity and high specificity. However, the elderly would feel uncomfortable when banding a sensor on the chest every day. Therefore, in this study, we attached an accelerometer on the shoes to detect fall in the elderly. This prototype system would be improved as a smaller, low-power system in the next study. Also, applying energy harvesting device to this shoe system is being developed to reduce the weight of battery.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1557-170X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091223
ID  - ref1
ER  -